vadimivich
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So with United not signing a center back and the back drop of Jose’s summer of discontent, one can’t help but wonder about the post game interview Jose will offer up if United lose to Leicester tomorrow. There’s nothing quite like Jose when he’s angry and frustrated and seething with contempt.
FWIW, I’m not convinced that a new center back would have materially changed United’s outlook for this season. Between Bailly, Jones, Smalling, Lindelof and Rojo, Jose has plenty to work with in setting his back line. The key is keeping Bailly healthy.
I think a new CB would have been huge for United. Their underlying defensive stats were actually quite poor last season and De Gea being Spiderman and playing out of his fucking mind led to their defensive record - that and Mourinho's tactics. That attack is sort of fundamentally broken and will be as long as Mourinho does not trust his defense.